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I'm just gonna take a shot at this one, seeing how this seems to be the theme of the arc;

The Spirit King is Aizen, and the Aizen we knew was simply an over-the-top gigai he developed to test the strength and resilience of Soul Society.

Seriously, I don't get why Kubo gets such a thrill out of developing so many questions per chapter while answering so few. Nevertheless, another interesting chapter. The chapter after next week's will probably be the last until the new year, seeing Christmas is pretty much 3 weeks away.

After the revelations about the Key and the Royal Guards, could it be that the Soul King's "body" - what we saw this chapter - is in fact just a vessel? I mean, like, what if he is himself a "super" Key of some kind?

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After the revelations about the Key and the Royal Guards, could it be that the Soul King's "body" - what we saw this chapter - is in fact just a vessel? I mean, like, what if he is himself a "super" Key of some kind?

I've seen people theorizing that the King is some kind of Master Hogyoku, and Aizen and Urahara tried to recreate him.

In this scenario, Aizen would have literally tried to become a new "King" by trying to completely fuse himself with the Hogyoku he (and then Urahara) created.

That would fit with the new definition of the King's Key; if it's an ability that can only be bestowed by the King, then Aizen would be able to create it if he became a "King" himself.

So Shunsui is now the Captain Commander; can't say I'm surprised. He certainly knows how to rally the other Captains, so he was the best candidate for the job. And Unohana being revealed to be the first Kenpachi was a surprise; I guess all that stuff Kubo said about her being tough was true.

At this point though, while I'm excited by the prospect of actually seeing Unohana fight, I'm mostly just curious as to why her name is "Yachiru." But I guess that'll be revealed soon enough.

Also yaaaay Captain-Commander Shunsui

Originally Posted by Lord Zoroark

Listen, you gotta remember these things; always avoid claims of Fennekin being (or becoming) part Fighting-type, don't tick off mods, and NEVER (and I mean NEVER!) suggest that Arceus is the God of Pokemon when Endolise is online. If you somehow make this mistake, run for the hills before he attempts to murder you via tongue lashing.

Kenpachi Zaraki named his sidekick Yachiru after the person he respected the most.

Therefore...

Ah, okay. Guess I forgot about that second bit.

Originally Posted by Lord Zoroark

Listen, you gotta remember these things; always avoid claims of Fennekin being (or becoming) part Fighting-type, don't tick off mods, and NEVER (and I mean NEVER!) suggest that Arceus is the God of Pokemon when Endolise is online. If you somehow make this mistake, run for the hills before he attempts to murder you via tongue lashing.

I don't blame you, I had forgotten it too until I saw someone else bring it up.

On another note, I just randomly got the idea in my head that Ichigo will end up being made into a Royal Guard by the Soul King at some point. I mean, he has or had a little bit of everything in him at once point or another.

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